Photo: Spc. Matthew Marcellus · Public domainFort Bliss’s public schools score below 74% of Texas districts on tests and graduation
The grade covers the public school district serving Fort Bliss, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Texas, not nationally.
From Texas state tests taken in spring 2022, when 98% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.
Fort Bliss’s schools, in brief
Results trail the state
In spring 2022, 48% of tested students were proficient in reading and 37% in math, against 51% and 41% statewide; 98% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓
Graduation
84% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 90% across Texas. Districts ↓
Spending and class size
The district spends $13,564 per student, against $12,815 across Texas (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓
Two elementary schools, then 16 middle and 13 high schools
Which school depends on the address at every step. Enrollment is up 11% since 2020–21. See the path ↓
Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.
What’s behind Fort Bliss’s grade
C: better than 26% of Texas school districts, #512 of 642 Texas towns. Both inputs trail the Texas average; test scores are the closer of the two to typical.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Fort Bliss, with each school’s own grade.
Pre-K in Fort Bliss · depends on your address
Milam El
Grades PK–5 · 941 students · 18:1 students per teacher · in El Paso
Bliss El
Grades PK–5 · 459 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in El Paso
Kindergarten in Fort Bliss · depends on your address
Milam El
Grades PK–5 · 941 students · 18:1 students per teacher · in El Paso
Bliss El
Grades PK–5 · 459 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in El Paso
1st grade in Fort Bliss · depends on your address
Milam El
Grades PK–5 · 941 students · 18:1 students per teacher · in El Paso
Bliss El
Grades PK–5 · 459 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in El Paso
2nd grade in Fort Bliss · depends on your address
Milam El
Grades PK–5 · 941 students · 18:1 students per teacher · in El Paso
Bliss El
Grades PK–5 · 459 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in El Paso
3rd grade in Fort Bliss · depends on your address
Milam El
Grades PK–5 · 941 students · 18:1 students per teacher · in El Paso
Bliss El
Grades PK–5 · 459 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in El Paso
4th grade in Fort Bliss · depends on your address
Milam El
Grades PK–5 · 941 students · 18:1 students per teacher · in El Paso
Bliss El
Grades PK–5 · 459 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in El Paso
5th grade in Fort Bliss · depends on your address
Milam El
Grades PK–5 · 941 students · 18:1 students per teacher · in El Paso
Bliss El
Grades PK–5 · 459 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in El Paso
Fort Bliss’s public schools are run by El Paso Independent School District, which also serves El Paso. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
The district
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Below the state in reading
Fort Bliss vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Texas towns that share Fort Bliss’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Fort Bliss | C | El Paso Independent |
| El Paso | C | El Paso Independent PK–12 · Ysleta Independent PK–12 |
Every school in Fort Bliss
30 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Texas’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).
Questions about Fort Bliss’s schools
Are Fort Bliss’s schools good?
On Texas’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Fort Bliss children attend score below 74% of Texas’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C Schools grade, #512 of 642 Texas towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 22%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Fort Bliss in?
El Paso Independent School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 48,118 students in 76 schools (2024–25).
Where do Fort Bliss kids go to high school?
One of 13 high schools, depending on your address: Franklin H S, Coronado H S, Chapin H S, El Paso H S, Burges H S, Andress H S, Bowie H S, Jefferson H S, Austin H S, Irvin H S, Silva Health Magnet, Young Women's STEAM Research & Preparatory Academy and Transmountain Early College H S.
What is Fort Bliss’s graduation rate?
84% of the class of 2023 in El Paso Independent School District graduated in four years, against 90% across Texas.
How much does Fort Bliss spend per student?
$13,564 in El Paso Independent School District (FY2024), against $12,815 across Texas. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Fort Bliss families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Fort Bliss → They have their own page.
School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Texas. Stars are from neighbors.